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| Issuer | Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2007 |
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| Reverse lettering | ELVIS® KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL AP 1935 - 1977 |
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| Additional information |
Cook Islands has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing arrangements since the 1970s, functioning essentially as a mint-for-hire operation for foreign-themed collector pieces with no connection to local circulation. This "Aloha from Hawaii" issue is a product of that market — produced for the numismatic gift trade, almost certainly distributed through Pacific and American souvenir channels rather than any traditional coin dealer network.
Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state in 1959, making it constitutionally off-limits for foreign sovereign coinage to claim any official commemorative status.